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Panel urges new law on government war powers

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The president should be forced by law to consult Congress before going to war, a bipartisan panel including several prominent former U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

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U.S. welcomes Sudan election law as step forward

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday hailed Sudan's new election law, which paves the way for the first free ballot in 23 years in Africa's biggest state.

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Struggling German SPD searches for its "Obama"

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
BERLIN (Reuters) - Can Germany's Social Democrats find a Barack Obama of their own to revive their party?

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McCain says supports Fed move to extend lending

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Tuesday he would support a move by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to keep an emergency lending facility for big Wall Street firms open longer than originally planned.

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McCain jokes about killing Iranians with cigarettes

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Presidential candidate John McCain, who once sang in jest about bombing Iran, on Tuesday reacted to a report of rising U.S. cigarette exports to the country by saying it may be "a way of killing 'em."

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Obama rejects charges of flip-flopping

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected charges on Tuesday that he has shifted positions on Iraq and other issues as part of a move to the political center now that he is his party's nominee.

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Violence mars Russia-Georgia talks before Rice trip

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Bombings and gun battles in two breakaway regions of Georgia are threatening efforts to ease a standoff between Tbilisi and Moscow, hours before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits the Georgian capital.

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Coalition to lobby for health-care reform

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of unions, think tanks and other groups launched an advertising campaign on Tuesday saying they want to ensure that health-care reform tops the U.S. political agenda after the November elections.

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Panel urges new law on government war powers

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The president should be forced by law to consult Congress before going to war, a bipartisan panel including several prominent former U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

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Obama proposes easing consumer bankruptcy laws

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama proposed overhauling bankruptcy laws on Tuesday to ease the impact on people unable to pay their bills because of medical expenses or military service.

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U.S., Czechs missile deal upsets Moscow

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States signed a pact on Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile defense shield in the Czech Republic, prompting neighboring Russia to warn it will react with military means if the shield is deployed.

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U.S. issues "insulting" Berlusconi biography

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - The United States formally apologized to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday for distributing to reporters an "insulting" biography of him that said he was "hated by many".

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Republican buoyed by calls for energy exploration

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Republican cited on Monday a surge in support among liberals for increased energy exploration as a reason why the Democratic-led Congress may act soon to allow expanded drilling in the United States.

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Obama rejects charges of flip-flopping

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected charges on Tuesday that he has shifted positions on Iraq and other issues as part of a move to the political center now that he is his party's nominee.

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Rice seeks to tighten links with Prague

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left on Monday for the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Georgia and perhaps Poland on a trip that illustrates their deepening U.S. ties despite Russia's objections.

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Republican buoyed by calls for energy exploration

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Republican cited on Monday a surge in support among liberals for increased energy exploration as a reason why the Democratic-led Congress may act soon to allow expanded drilling in the United States.

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Bush Commerce aide scolds Congress on Asian trade

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress would be giving China an unrivaled chance to shape the economic future of Asia if lawmakers reject a free trade agreement with South Korea, a top Bush administration trade official said on Monday.

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U.S. agency calls on congress to end drilling ban

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lifting the congressional ban on offshore drilling would likely increase U.S. oil and natural gas production above the government's current estimates, the U.S. Interior Department said on Monday.

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Mechanical problem forces Obama plane to land

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A Midwest Airlines MD-80 carrying U.S presidential candidate Barack Obama made an unscheduled landing on Monday in St. Louis after pilots found they were having difficulty controlling the plane, U.S. safety investigators and airline officials said.

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No breakthrough in U.S.-Polish missile talks

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski met U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday to salvage negotiations on a missile defense system opposed by Russia, but there was no early sign of a deal.

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